SLO Overview

Website application supporting teaching science labs at post-secondary institutions– SLO is a lab management system provided as a web service to host, share and deliver instructional science labs from a website. The website design parallels activities of running a first year science lab
– SLO provides a lab supporting interface for delivery of labs using a role based view. For instance, students might see the lab schedule, lab scripts and supporting web materials such as simulations and web references while an instructor has an administrative view.

sharing– simple rights management for sharing by creative commons or your own custom wording
– build lab sessions from your own base labs or from other shared resources

web presence for instructional labs
– your course online branded as the institution or your own version
– build under a discipline: Phys, Chem, Bio
– build your own online lab manual
– use a secure online lab grade book

repository of labs ready for instructional use or edit your own customized version
– define lab goals from common lists or your own
– categorize lab type as supervised classroom, unsupervised kit, remote control
– resource links to external web labs

access control– access to your course site is completely under your control. Set web pages to be freely accessed by your students or require a password or set individual student ID/passwords.
– allow or prevent public access.
– role based view for admin, instructor, student and public

Versatile– Use this site for as little as a web lab manual to a single experiment or for as much as a complete lab course management system. Your student lists, grades, courses, resources can all be managed through this secure site.